Pards: Bent is staying

It's difficult to keep up with the pace of events, but Alan Pardew has declared that Darren Bent is staying at Charlton until the end of the season, saying 'I need his goals'. The determinant factor here appears to be that his injury is clearing up faster than feared and he should be available in three or four weeks. Read the full story here:
Bent

Some media sources are saying that we have signed Anthony Stokes, others are saying that Sunderland have. Hopefully this will all be resolved today.